Alcea rosea

Alcea rosea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Alcea
Species:
A. rosea
Binomial name
Alcea rosea
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Althaea rosea (L.) Cav.
  • Alcea annua Winterl
  • Alcea cretica (Weinm.) Greuter
  • Alcea microchiton Alef.
  • Althaea caribaea Sims
  • Althaea chinensis Wall.
  • Althaea coromandeliana Cav.
  • Althaea cretica Weinm.
  • Althaea flexuosa Sims
  • Althaea meonantha Link
  • Althaea mexicana Kunze
  • Althaea microchiton (Alef.) Baker f.
  • Althaea sinensis Cav.
  • Malva florida Salisb.
  • Malva hortensus K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.

Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, is an ornamental dicot flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century.[2] William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives.

  1. ^ a b "Alcea rosea L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Flora of China 12: 267–268. 2007" (PDF). Harvard University. Retrieved 2011-07-21.